When Should I See a Doctor for a Migraine?

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Call a doctor or other health care professional if any of the following occur:
  • A change in frequency, severity, or features of the migraine commonly experienced
  • A new, progressive #headache that lasts for days
  • A headache brought on by coughing, sneezing, bearing down, straining while on the toilet, or other physical straining
  • Significant unintentional loss of body weight
  • Weakness or paralysis that lasts after the #headache
Go to a hospital emergency department if any of the following occur:
  • Having the worst headache ever, especially if the headache had a sudden onset
  • Headache associated with trauma to the head or loss of consciousness
  • Fever or stiff neck associated with headache
  • Decreased level of consciousness or confusion
  • Paralysis of one side of the body
  • Seizure

How Can I Tell If I Have a Migraine or Another Type of Headache?

The diagnosis of migraine headache rests solely on what a patient describes to a doctor or other medical professional. A doctor's physical examination of the patient typically reveals nothing out of the ordinary; however, a neurological examination will be performed to rule out other causes of headache.

Other causes include other types of headaches such as tension or cluster headache, stroke, tumor, inflammation of a blood vessel, and infection of the brain's coverings (meningitis) or of the sinuses. In these cases these tests may be ordered.
  • Blood tests
  • X-rays
  • CT scan or MRI of the head to look for bleeding, stroke, or tumor
  • A spinal tap (also called a lumbar puncture) to look for evidence of infection or bleeding
Upcoming #Pharma Event #Alzheimers2018 will be a great platform to present your #research of migraine. Register via: https://bit.ly/2HiY83e to be a part of the conference. 

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